ALTERNATE REALITY, serving Chicago comic fandom since 1978  That's over 40 years of service!                                                                                                    We started at the Comicbook Emporium in February of 1978, Five & Dime Comics from 1983 to 1994 and Alternate Reality ever since, thats over 40 years of serving Chicago South Side Comic Fandom                                                                   SAVINGS! SERVICE! SELECTION! HISTORY! We have it all!

 

 
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NEW COMIC
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SHIPSHAPE #1465
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KIDS SHIPSHAPE #1465
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30 ALL AGES ITEMS

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CHECKLIST #1465
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COMPLETE CHECKLIST
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JR REVIEWS
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NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1465
ALTERING YOUR REALITY EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!
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